ABC News, we understand the Gold Coast beaches need assistance & the white shoe brigade is agitating.

First we need to make sure everyone is accounted for, that homes/businesses have power restored, disaster payments flow, everyone has shelter, etc. Ok? #CycloneAlfred

Inner northside Brisbane at 11:15am. 146mm of rain since midnight. Still bucketing down.

Gutters overflowing, water running over the surface. First looking NE, second looking NW.

Ex #CycloneAlfred

Hunkering down in the face of extremely slow to get here Cyclone Alfred - First Dog on the Moon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/mar/07/hunkering-down-in-the-face-of-extremely-slow-to-get-here-cyclone-alfred #cyclonealfred #cyclonealfie @firstdogonthemoon

'E-scooters in Brisbane were gathered in an empty lot in Perry Lane in Spring Hill ahead of the cyclone. Unfortunately, a car was parked there as well. The car had been parked in the spot for two days until Lime and Neuron moved their e-scooters to the location, according to the person who filmed the video. The man was then forced to painstakingly rearrange the e-scooters to free his car' https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2025/mar/07/brisbane-mans-car-trapped-by-e-scooters-ahead-of-tropical-cyclone-alfred-video #cyclone #escooters #cyclonealfred #cyclonealfie

Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches the Queensland/ N NSW coast – in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/gallery/2025/mar/07/cyclone-alfred-queensland-pictures-impact-damage-storm-winds
#cyclone #cyclonealfred #cyclonealfie #photography

In Bardon, these houses have been up in the air for months now, as they build a new nursery underneath them. Nothing will go wrong over the next few days. Nothing. #CycloneAlfred #brisbane

So quiet. #CycloneAlfred

#cyclonealfred

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-03/cyclone-alfred-how-to-prepare-queensland-brisbane/105004148?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other